Everything happened so suddenly that Qin Yao was stunned. Looking at Qi Jiu, she didn't know where she got the courage from, and said, "Who do you think you are? Why can't you just say you won't sell! I want to buy it!"

She focused her gaze on the manager, hoping to see him deny it, but to her utter surprise, he nodded the next second!

Lin Yue's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. She felt it was embarrassing for Qin Yao to be so persistent, but she didn't dare to say anything, since Qin Yao had the Qi family backing her.

“Manager, please check if there’s a mistake. It was all a misunderstanding. How could you let a little girl’s one-sided statement make you like this? We’re all customers. What did she give you just now, a card? It’s okay, we have money too. Or…”

Lin Yue's silence was fine, but her words brought Qi Jiu, who had stepped out with one foot, back to where she stood with her arms crossed, watching Lin Yue and Qin Yao's backs as if waiting to see what would happen next.

"But that lady did take a liking to the clothes first. Also, what she gave us wasn't a card. We at G don't lack money, and we don't accept bribes."

The manager's smile was so appropriate that Lin Yue's face stiffened. Qin Yao was about to say something more when she was pulled back by the manager.

"But we can't entirely blame ourselves. That girl wandered around the store for ages and we didn't see her pay. If she had paid earlier, none of this would have happened."

Qi Jiu, who heard every word, was speechless: "??"

Have the values ​​of today's young people all become like this? How can you blame her for this?

Qi Jiu was too lazy to listen anymore. She looked at the manager, pointed at Lin Yue's back, crossed her hands, and after the manager nodded in understanding, she turned and left.

The manager looked at the two people in front of him who were still arguing incessantly and felt extremely annoyed, but his good manners prevented him from showing any impatience.

"Ms. Lin, Ms. Qin, let's put this matter behind us. We have CCTV footage of everything that happened, and I saw it all clearly. Whether it was the fault of not paying earlier, or the fault of Ms. Qin for stealing the items, we both know the truth."

After this, we at G will no longer sell any goods to you two! Please leave!

The manager smiled, turned around and left, leaving Qin Yao and Lin Yue standing there awkwardly. In the end, they could only slink away to another store.

As Qi Jiu left the mall and was about to head home, she saw a very dignified-looking middle-aged man smiling at her next to a black BMW in the lower parking lot.

Inside the coffee shop, Qi Jiu habitually ordered an iced Americano. Just as she was about to say "hot Americano" to the person opposite her, the middle-aged man spoke up.

"A caramel macchiato, please."

Qi Jiu: "???"

"At your age, when did you start liking such sweet drinks? Aren't you worried about high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar?"

Ji Shuo, who had been incredibly serious, was now grinning from ear to ear, his features almost scrunched up together. His deputy, noticing this, took a few steps away.

"It's okay to have a drink once in a while. They all say I'm too serious. I thought I'd have something sweet to relax with."

Qi Jiu: "..."

Deputy: "..."

Is there any necessary relationship between these two?

Qi Jiu remained silent until the coffee shop waiter brought over the coffee, at which point Ji Shuo spoke up. "Do young girls these days all like bitter drinks?"

The girl didn't speak, but lowered her head and took a sip. The bitterness that burst on her tongue brought a satisfied smile to her face. Most people can't handle bitterness, but if you savor it carefully, the bitterness can be intoxicating.

Ji Shuo looked at her and finally got to the point. "When did you arrive? Why didn't you let me know? I could have picked you up!"

Although they hadn't spent much time together, their relationship was far from that of ordinary friends.

The deputy sighed, "Who would have thought that two people with such a large age gap would become friends? All because of that one incident..."

"It was a last-minute decision."

"So...do they all know?"

Qi Jiu shook her head. "I don't know. It doesn't matter whether they know or not, why would they all come to ambush me?"

She spoke nonchalantly, but Ji Shuo felt a tremor in his heart upon hearing it.

"Little Miss, this is China. Aren't you afraid Xu Feng will come? He's probably looking for you all over the world right now!" Perhaps he was really afraid of being seen by Xu Feng. Ji Shuo had just taken a sip of coffee when he looked around nervously, afraid that he would see Xu Feng the next second.

"So what if he saw me?" The girl leaned back, her long legs crossed, exuding a bandit-like aura that was completely out of place here.

"Can……"

"He can only take me away if he has evidence. Now, even if their director comes, he can only hold the banner and say some words of thanks to me."

That identity is somewhat sensitive, but it's true that she helped Xu Feng solve cases before, and each and every one of them was a tricky case that they weren't sure about.

She was a great help.

Hearing her say that, Ji Shuo was no longer worried. After all, the person in front of him never did anything without being sure of success.

"I heard you became the Shen family's adopted daughter? How are you doing? Should I take you back? The Shen family is really something, they didn't even find you a school. China is not like the rest of the world, China's education system is much stricter."

Ji Shuo shook his head in disdain.

"No need, I'll let you have it. High school is too boring, I'll just take the college entrance exam this year and go straight to university to coast through life."

Actually, there's another possibility for her doing this: if the mission goes smoothly, she might be able to leave before the national college entrance examination in China. Entering school now is somewhat troublesome, especially high school, where time and resources are too limited.

If it takes a long time, it's not bad to just coast through university.

"College entrance exam? You still need to take the college entrance exam? Have some decency, I'll just take care of it for you when the time comes."

Qi Jiu smiled and nodded, "Okay."

In the afternoon, the sun hung high in the sky; although it was very sunny, it wasn't scorching.

Inside Huafeng Auto Repair Shop in City A, the shop is filled with muscular mechanics. Although they are covered in sweat and look very hot, they don't seem to dislike their jobs.

Qi Jiu was dressed in a trench coat and wore sunglasses. Her clean and tidy appearance made her seem out of place among the people here.

Her appearance drew the attention of most people.

"Miss? You want to buy a car? If you're buying a car, you've come to the wrong place. You should go to the sales department across the street. We're a repair shop."

A muscular repairman approached, covered in sweat and with specks of gasoline on his arms. He looked at Qi Jiu with a wide grin.

They're surrounded by grown men every day; where would they find such a delicate young girl? And so beautiful too.

"I didn't come to the wrong place."